Gate latch



Mar. 3'. 1925.

. M.QANDERSON GATE LATCH Filed Aug. 11, 1925- Patented Mar. 3, 1925. v ll UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN ANDERSON, OF SANDY, UTAH, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO URIAH G.

MILLER, OF MURRAY, UTAH. Y

GATEr LATCH.

Application filed. August 11, 1923. Serial No. 656,783. 4

T0 all whom t may conce/m:

Be It known that l, MARTIN ANDERSON, a

subject of the King of Great Britain, re-

siding at Sandy, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate lfIa-tches; and ldo hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it -appertains to make and use the same. l

The invention relates to fastening means designed chiefly for gateswhereby the latter may be swung into open or closed position from eitherapproach and has for its object to provide a fastening which will securethe gate when closed and prevent the separat-ing of the gate and postshould either one or both of said parts be loose.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselvesasthe nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention 4it is tobe `understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditionsand requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and Ininordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from thenature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings` Y forming a part of theapplication:

Figure 1 is an end view of a gate latch embodying the invention, thedotted lines .dicating the respective parts to which the members of thefastening are attached,

Figure 2 is a top plan view,

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a front view showing the op eration of one of the latches bydotted lines, and

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 41- showing the operation of bothlatches by dotted lines.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the several views of the drawings by likereference characters.

The numeral 1 designates the catch inember of the fastening, the sameconsisting of a rod or bar having an oistanding lip 2 at its outer end,and in the preferable con- 'struction this member is threaded to receiveare connected by means of pivots 14.

nuts 3 whereby` it is attached to the part to which'the same is applied.

having a lateral guard 5 which is ianged at its outer longitudinal edge,as indicated at 6 and whose ends are outwardly and downwardly curved, asindicated at 7, to form guides. The guard 5 forms a part of the plate 4,and consists of an edge portion thereof bent laterally. A retainingplate 8 is riveted or otherwise attached to the plate 4t and its loweredge is laterally offset, as indicated at 9, to engage the lip 2 of thecatch member. l.. A brace 10 is secured at a Vmiddle point to the plates1 and 8 and its opposite end portions curve outwardly and away from theplate 4 and engage the outer ends of studs 11 which are attached attheir inner ends to the plate t. The studs 11 project outwardly from thebrace 10 and receive latches 12 which are pivotally mountedv thereon. Ayoke 13 connects the inner lower ends of the latches 12 and this vyokeis of U-form in cross section and embraces opposite sides of the latchesto which they The inner lower ends of the latches 12 engage upper endsare bent laterally towards t-he main plate 4, as indicated at 15,whereby to provide lingerpieces upon which a digit of the hand obtainsa. purchase when operating the fastening. The latches 12 approximate theform of a bell crank and their lower ends curve inwardly and downwardlyand are spaced apart a distance to receive the projecting end of thecatch member 1 which comes between the yoke 13, offset portion 9 of theretaining plate 8 and the guard 5. The outer edges of the latches 12curve in an opposite direction to the ends 7 of the guard 5, therebyserving to directthe catch member into proper position between the guard5 and the parts 9.and 13. y

lVhile it is preferred to apply the latch member to the gate post andthe catch inember to the gate, it is manifest that the parts may beapplied as found most advantageous. When closing the gate, theprojecting part of the catch member will clear one of the latches andengage the other latch which will form a stop to limit the movement ofswung from one side by' operating one of the The latch member comprisesa plate 4f latches l2, as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 4L.However, the construction is such that one of the latches l2 may beoperated to move both latches so that the gate may be swung open fromeither side, as indicated most clearly in Figure 5. To permit the latchmember to be secured in applied position by means of screws, belts orthe like, the plate 4- is provided with openings 4a.

What is claimed is:

l. A gate latch of the character specified comprising oppositelydisposed bell-crank shaped latches, and a yoke pivetally connecting oneof the arms of each of the latches, the other arm of each latchproviding the operating member for the latches.

2. In a fastening of the character specified, a plate having a laterallyextending guard, oppositely disposed bell-crank shaped latches pivotallymounted upon the plate. and coacting with the guard thereof, and a yokepivotally connecting one of the arms of each of the latches, the otherarm of each latch providing the operating member for the latches.

3. In a fastening of the character specilied, a plate having a laterallyextending guard, studs projecting laterally from the plate in the samedirection as the guard, a brace forming connecting means between theplate and the outer ends of said studs, and connected bell-crank shapedlatches pivotally mounted upon the outer ends of said studs and havingone of their arms coaeting with the guard of said plate, the other armof each latch providing the operating member therefor.

4. A fastening of the character specified comprising a plate having alaterally eX- tending guard, a retaining plate connected to the mainplate and having an edge portion laterally offset, and connectedbell-crank shaped latches pivotally mounted. upon said plate and havingone of their arms enacting with the guard thereof, the other arm of eachlatch providing the operating member therefor.

5. In a fastening of the charactetr specified, a main plate having anedge portion offset to provide a guard and having op posite ends of theguard curved to provide guides, the outer edge portion of said guardbeing flanged, a retaining plate attached 'to the main plate and havingan edge portion laterally offset, and connected bell-crank shapedlatches pivotally mounted upon the main plate and having one of theirarms adapted to engage the said guard and the flange thereof, the otherarm of each latch providing the operating member therefor.

6. A. fastening of the character specified comprising a catch memberhaving an offset lip. a main plate having an edge por` tion offset toprovide a guard and having the ends of the latter curved to provideguides and the outer edge portion flanged, studs projecting laterallyfrom the main plate, a brace connect-ing the main plate with the outerportion of the studs, latches pivotally mounted upon the outer ends ofthe studs and having their lower ends curving inwardly and downwardlyand engaging the said guard adjacent the flange thereof, a yokepivotally connecting the inner lower ends of the latches, and aretaining plate secured to the main plate and having an edge portionlaterally offset and adapted to engage the lip of said catch member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN ANDERSON.

